Learning from home
Need some help finding fun, educational resources?
Are you home schooling your kids? We have you covered with a range of apps and web pages as well as links on our Online Catalogue page to check out!
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Physical Resources
Our Children’s Non-Fiction collection offers a wide range of educational titles with different reading levels to support children of different ages. The collection at Greenacres also includes a STEAM collection (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Maths) with hands-on activities for children who learn better by doing. |
Did you know... Each of our libraries have easy reader collections to suit all beginner reading levels up to a level where they feel comfortable with a chapter book. If you aren’t sure then ask one of our helpful staff members for suggestions. Series include Phonics Books, Decodable Readers, I Can Read and many more! |
Our parenting collection features a range of non-fiction titles to help with all of life’s learning curves, as well as picture books and other children’s books to help kids understand their experiences better. The collection includes titles for parents around home schooling. |
Parks, Enfield and Greenacres all have toy collections on site! Have you seen the collection of coding toys available? Head into one of these branches and check out one of the coding toys or Osmo sets. You will have hours of interactive fun! |
Who doesn’t enjoy being read to? Vox books are books that read to you (just like the cassette and book sets we had as kids). They can assist children with their reading as they allow for children to listen and read simultaneously through immersive reading. These books can also support a child with learning sentence structure, language, and syntax. |
The Ngaityu Muiyu Tantu (My Feelings Bag) was designed by a team from all over Adelaide to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to read, sing and yarn with their little ones. 600 bags are being proudly distributed via Kalaya Children’s Centre, Taikurrendi Children’s Centre and other centres across Port Adelaide Enfield and Onkaparinga.
Digital Library for Kids
| BorrowBox has many children’s and young adult titles in both eBook and eAudiobook formats. BorrowBox has different content to Libby with similar features. |
 | Visit Britannica Library for a credible source of information in various age ranges. It has links to images and videos and other websites and sources. Features include dictionaries, translations, read aloud and ability to print, download and save or email articles and images. |
 | Educational content/documentaries and more. Various curated collections of videos are available including Read-alongs, ABC Kids, Story time and much more. Parents can browse educational and engaging videos for children of all ages that promote positive social and emotional development and inspire creativity in young minds. |
 | Libby is full of great eBooks and eAudiobooks for kids. Features include synching to other devices, accessibility options, placing holds on items, automatic returns and much more! |
Mobile Apps
- Scratch Jr
Block based coding designed for children aged 5-7. Scratch Jr teaches children to think creatively and work through problems step by step.
Apple App Store
Android App Store - Growing Minds
A range of learning opportunities in the form of games including maths, reading and science. Apple App Store - Prodigy
An interactive maths adventure game that helps build 1st - 8th grade mathematics skills. Apple App Store - Quick Maths
Pick your level and answer addition, multiplication, subtraction or division questions as quick as you can.
Apple App Store
Android App Store
Additional Links
- ABC Education
Browse different subjects, topics and classroom activities.
Click here! - Cool Australia
Helpful website with teacher resources, videos, information for parents, lesson plans and more!
Click here! - Storyjumper
Create your own books complete will illustrations (and voiceover options). Free to publish online or pay the publishing fee to get a copy of the story your child creates! You can also read stories created by other kids.
Click here!